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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick Ausubel, Newton, MA (US);
Howard M. Goodman, Newton, MA (US);
Laurence G. Rahme, Brookline, MA (US);
Shalina Mahajan-Miklos, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Man-Wah Tan, Somerville, MA (US);
Hui Cao, Malden, MA (US);
Eliana Drenkard, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Tsongalis, Southbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; C07K 1/421 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; C07K 1/421 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are bacterial virulence polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences (e.g., DNA) encoding such polypeptides, and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing such polypeptides to screen for antibacterial or bacteriostatic compounds.